Castle Airport

Castle Airport Aviation and Development Center officials want to ask the Federal Aviation Association for money to design future projects and a new airport master plan. Merced County Business Economic Opportunities Director John Fowler said Friday he plans to ask the FAA for close to $700,000 to pay for design plans and related environmental studies.

First, he’ll ask county supervisors to approve his request at today’s board meeting.

Paying a consultant to design a new airport master plan would cost $400,000, Fowler said. The plan would outline airport projects for the next 15 years.